Mandrake 8 & Mounting error?

[atwalhs]

I get the following message,just before I test my graphic settings, while configuring X.

/tmp/imm.o:initmodule:no such device
/tmp/ppa.o:initmodule:no such device

And when I complete installation, the program tries to unmount the filesystem. I get the following message:-

/tmp/stage2

Then computer then freezes, and I have to switch the power off.

Then upon booting linux I get various mounting errors, which proceeds. When I try to shutdown however I get the same freeze at /tmp/stage2.

This happens on my duron 850 with abit kt7a.

Luckily I have installed it on my old p100 computer with no problems. However I would like to install it succesfully,with no problems on my duron 850, because I don't think my old one(p100,32MB RAM, ATI Mach64 2MB PCI) is powerful enough to run it properly, unless I upgrade(Any1 know the rec requirements for mandrake 8.0?) and mainly because software manager doesn't load properly, everything is fine though.

I have tried to diagnose the problem, by tying different components in my main computer, ie different harddrive and graphics card, but still get the problem.

Let me know if you need more info.

Thankx very much.

[amy]

You haven't described your install selection, nor your partitioning setup or the file system you selected during the partitioning process nor whether you use lilo or grub nor where you loaded the loader - mbr, using floppy?

Sounds like you haven't selected some modules for install, perhaps need to select several X modules to see what happens, etc.

[atwalhs]

I'll get those details for you, but I don't understand when you say

"where did you load your loader- MBR, floppy"

[atwalhs]

Hi

The problem is to do with x windows, as if I don't install it. I have no problems, (although I don't know how to shutdown from a textual login?)

If I try to install x-windows, if I use ver 3 or 4 I still get that 'no such device message'

It says if X windows does not work properly I can change the monitor, graphic card, res, colour, to make it work I have tried to change all of these settings, yet with no success.

Any suggestions :confused:

[bdg1983]

To shutdown from the commandline, either try

'halt' - to shutdown
'reboot' - to reboot
'shutdown -h now' - shutdown, halting right now
'shutdown -r now' - shutdown, reboot right now.

Did you install X version 4? All the packages that are necessary?

What type of install did you do? Full or minimal etc.?

Is your video card supported by the version of X you are attempting to use?

You can try the documentation at www.xfree86.org (http://www.xfree86.org) or www.linux-mandrake.com (http://www.linux-mandrake.com) and also read the installed documentation that's included with X as it may have something on your particular video card and suggestions.

[bdg1983]

/tmp/imm.o:initmodule:no such device
/tmp/ppa.o:initmodule:no such device

imm.o is the module for zip drives and ppa.o is the parallel port module.

You do have a zip drive?

This is just one that I found with a Google search.

Put the parport modules in /lib/modules/2.x.x/misc on linux.
Put imm.o or ppa.o in /lib/modules/2.x.x/scsi on linux.

# depmod -a
# modprobe imm <Load the module, or ppa>

You can mount the zip drive like this, for example if the zip drive
were on /dev/sda3.

# mkdir /mnt/zip
# mount -o user /dev/sda3 /mnt/zip
================================================== ==========================

IOMEGA parallel port (ppa - older drives)

Module Name: ppa.o

This driver supports older versions of IOMEGA's parallel port ZIP
drive (a 100 MB removable media device).

IOMEGA parallel port (imm - newer drives)

Module Name: imm.o

This driver supports newer versions of IOMEGA's parallel port ZIP
drive (a 100 MB removable media device).

[atwalhs]

No, I don't have a zip drive. Although I had a parralel printer connected which I didn't configure. :)

[atwalhs]

I know think the problem has something to do with my 2nd installation cd, because I encountered the 'device not found' on the computer that it works on, but it documented the error and told me to email xfree@xfree.org (gdk-error:fatal 10 error 104)

I was however a once off error and installed the 2nd time.

Anyway the reason why I think it got something to do with the 2nd installation cd is becuase on the computer that it works it does not ask for the 2nd cd during install.

However when I tried a textual install on the computer that it doesn't work on.
The first cd ejects unexpectly at about 98%(i think looking for cd 2, graphical install asks for cd 2 however) and says there is a failure to install a perl rpm or something.

When unmounting filesystem
/tmp/stage 2

this suggests to me that "2" could mean cd 2.
Also when I try graphical installation, and tell it I only have cd 1. I get the following when unmounting.

/tmp/image
/tmp/stage2

Still no nearer to installing it :confused:
Do you think I should assume my cd2 is faulty and try another disro?, possibly a single disc distro?

thanks